Arbequina

Kyiv


Barcelona meets Odesa in this miniature restaurant a few steps from maydan Nezalezhnosti. Food is mostly Spanish – think paella and fideua – but the chef successfully experiments with Black Sea fish and Eastern European staples, which results in most unusual combinations. Excellent value.


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